A lucky mum has pocketed $2.14 million after the Christmas gift her son bought her won big. Like many around the country, the Ballarat mother probably thought little of the lottery ticket she was gifted late last year. It wasn’t until she saw an ad in the local paper alerting residents a winning ticket had … Read more
Several children have been seriously injured after a serious crash in southeastern NSW. A chaotic scene confronted motorists on the Hume Highway near Marulan on Tuesday afternoon after a minibus rolled. At least three children have been taken to hospital and a trio of helicopters had to land on the major highway, halting traffic. At … Read more
Improperly using pesticides in your garden in one Aussie state could attract a whopping fine of $500,000. That’s the case in NSW, where the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has regularly investigated native bird deaths linked to suspected use of poisons. In the last few weeks of December, it received several reports of dead and dying … Read more
A man is under arrest and will be interviewed by police over a series of suspicious blazes at a suburban racecourse, including one damaging a heritage-listed grandstand. The 51-year-old man is accused of lighting four fires at the Caulfield Racecourse grounds early on Tuesday morning. But it was three grass fires at Attenborough Park in … Read more
Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Tony Burke has been accused of risking community safety for not immediately intervening in the release of a former immigration detainee who attacked his wife with a meat cleaver. A Federal Court ruling on December 18 overturned an attempt by former immigration minister Andrew Giles to cancel the visa of … Read more
Parking etiquette has once again been brought into question after a “disgusting” car park scene was witnessed by frustrated Aussies, at a time when people are travelling and visiting packed-out tourist hotspots across the country. A large 4WD towing a caravan was snapped parked across five disabled bays at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast — … Read more
Former Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has been left out of the new shadow cabinet of the man who rolled him from the leadership just after Christmas. The state’s new Opposition Leader Brad Battin, announced his new shadow cabinet on Tuesday and defended the exclusion of Mr Pesutto from the front bench. The decision comes … Read more
Australian households are bracing for higher grocery prices that will add on average $1000 to the yearly bill. The average household will spend $213.64 a week compared with $191.66 in 2024, according to Compare the Market research, adding a further strain on Aussies’ back pockets. This means households are paying about 11 per cent more … Read more
Prisoners howled in the back of court cells, screaming for help, as unprecedented arrests after law changes brought court proceedings to a halt. In the first 24 hours since new breaches of bail laws came into effect in the Northern Territory, police arrested 31 people, causing Darwin Local Court to come to a standstill on … Read more
As a snake catcher waited in “excruciating pain” for paramedics to arrive after being bitten by a highly venomous red-bellied black snake, she kicked herself for the one mistake she made. And as many in the industry tell Yahoo News that there are more and more snake interactions occurring in towns and cities across the … Read more